Description
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As a Quality Engineer you will have responsibility for improving customer satisfaction across the product range and for assuring products meet quality criteria while liaising with production to continuously improve quality standards within the factory.
Key Quality Engineer Job Duties:
1. Approves finished products by conducting Pre-Despatch Inspections.
2. Have the ability to use statistical methods to fault find & support solutions to technical issues.
3. Be responsible for assuring bought in products meet quality standards (both internal and external suppliers).
4. Where non–conformance exists, use initiative to introduce suitable manufacturing containment actions while working with the supply base (internal or external) & technical personnel to achieve long-term solutions using root-cause analysis techniques.
5. Support day to day operations to ensure there in minimum impact to production as a result of quality related issues and generate quality trends and proposed actions to support internal reviews in line with TQM (Total Quality Management) requirements.
6. Provide quality inspection support when required.
7. Auditing (& development) of suppliers as and when required and support sample inspection (whether on-site / at external supplier).
8. Support NPPD / Development Projects within the factory from design review through to build. Be actively involved to help guarantee its success.
9. Assisting in the development and auditing of quality procedures / documentation including development of the quality management system and TQM reporting
10. The role will involve some travel as & when required.
Skills and Qualifications:
11. One of the following qualifications / experience is essential:
12. Experienced Quality Inspector with experience of supplier quality management (min. 5+ years’ experience).
13. Quality Engineer with minimum 2+ years’ experience
14. Educated to minimum HNC/HND level in a Quality, Engineering or Manufacturing discipline
15. Experience using standard measuring equipment is essential and reading / interpreting engineering drawings.
16. Electrical & Hydraulic experience would be an advantage.
17. You should have good computer skills with experience of MS Office applications specifically Word, Excel and some familiarisation with Access (experience with ERP/MRP business systems would be an advantage)
18. Ability to work under pressure; Have self-motivation and good interpersonal skills.
19. Good organisational & planning skills and demonstrate commercial acumen.
20. The individual should demonstrate fault finding & problem solving abilities and be able to work with production and technical personnel in resolving issues. A good working knowledge of production methods (fabrication, machining, etc.) would be advantageous.
This above description is non-exhaustive and there may be additional duties in accordance with the role. All applicants must demonstrate through their application form how they meet the criteria for the position applied for. We reserve the right to enhance our selection criteria at the short listing stage, if required.